Partnership Week continues with panel discussions featuring business leaders around topics critical to Houston's growth. 

Senior Partnership staff, board and industry leaders will engage in conversations around the Partnership's strategic priorities that support the advancement of Houston as a great global city. Panel discussions include: 

11:10 a.m. - Race Equity. Leading through Action

• Courtney Johnson Rose, CEO, George E. Johnson Development Inc.
• Alex López Negrete, President and CEO, Lopez Negrete Communications
• Steve Stephens, President and CEO, Amegy Bank
• Moderator: LaTanya Flix, Senior Vice President, Diversity, Equity & Inclusion

11:55 a.m. - Building a Strong Diverse Economy

• George Gonzalez, Partner, Haynes & Boone
• Sandy Guitar, Managing Director, HX Venture Fund
• David Leebron, President, Rice University
• Moderator: Susan Davenport, Chief Economic Development Officer, Greater Houston Partnership

12:45 p.m. - Energy Transition: Houston's Evolution

• Uwem Ukpong, Executive Vice President, Regions, Alliances & Enterprise Sales, Baker Hughes
• Jonathan Cox, Managing Director & Global Co-Head of Energy Investment Banking, J.P. Morgan 
• Emily Reichert, Chief Executive Officer of Greentown Labs 
• Moderator: Bobby Tudor, Chairman, Tudor, Pickering, Holt & Co. LLC

1:35 p.m. - Digital Transformation. Houston's New Frontier

• Peter Beard, Senior Vice President, Regional Workforce Development, Greater Houston Partnership
• Werner Schaefer, VP, Sales and Marketing Group and General Manager, Network and Comm Sales, Intel
• Nate Clark, Principal, Deloitte Consulting
• Moderator: Amy Chronis, 2021 Partnership Chair, Houston Managing Partner, Deloitte

Please check back for further details and confirmed speakers. Have questions about these topics and the Partnership's work? We encourage participants to pre-submit questions to our panelists by emailing ldollard@houston.org. 

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Partnership Week
This event is a part of Partnership Week, a multi-day opportunity to learn more about the Partnership’s work and how members can get involved in our efforts to make Houston even greater. For more information about Partnership Week activities, click here.